Solemn

Solemn

Definition- serious; grave
The solemn look on their faces showed their sadness for their friend's death.

Antonym- funny
The movie was so funny, it had everyone laughing.

Rigorous

Rigorous

Definition- strict; harsh; severe
The rigorous sun beat down on the people tanning.

Antonym- easy
The test was so easy, he got 100 percent.

Pragmatic

Pragmatic

Definition- practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory
The girl was pragmatic and knew she wasn't going to win everything.

Antonym- impractical
It was impractical of the boy to assume nothing would happen to him if he didn't wear his seat belt.

Dispassionate

Dispassionate

Definition- without passion; objective; neutral

The dispassionate collector stopped collecting hats because he didn't like to anymore.

Antonym- compassionate

The girl was compassionate about her boyfriend and loved him a lot.

Fervor

Fervor

Definition- passion

The fervor the couple showed for each other proved their significance for each other.

Antonym- calmness

The calmness he had when he won showed his modesty.

Vacillate

Vacillate

Definition- to be indecisive; to waver back and forth

She was vacillate in whether to wear a short dress or a long dress.

Antonym- opinionated

His strongly opinionated attitude made everyone know how he felt all the time.

Deference

Deference

Definition- submission to another's will; respect; courtesy

After being yelled at by the teacher, the student still showed deference and no attitude.

Antonym- disrespect

The mother felt much disrespect from her child when they still didn't clean their room after she'd ask them to.

Tentative

Tentative

Definition- experimental; temporary; uncertain
The dance team was happy that the schedule was only tentative because that meant they still had a chance of dancing last like they wanted to.

Antonym- permanent
After getting a tattoo, it finally hit her that it was permanent.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy

Definition- love of mankind; donating to charity

The philanthropy he had started inspired many young adults to do join him.

Antonym- stealing

Stealing from a store could result in you going to jail.

Novel

Novel

Definition- new; original
The Hunger Games is a novel movie just coming to theaters this week.

Antonym- unoriginal
This pudding brand is unoriginal compared to the first brand.

Heresy

Heresy

Definition- an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
A Catholic heresy goes against an orthodox teaching of the doctrine of the church.

Antonym- orthodoxy
The orthodoxy way to look at a wedding is a white dress for the bride.

Expedite

Expedite

Definition- to make faster or easier
To expedite the project, the group split up the work and got done first.

Antonym- block
The wreck on the way home from school happened to block my street, so i didn't get home in efficient time.

Austere

Austere

Definition- unadorned; stern; forbidding; without much money
The Titanic seemed big back in the day, but now is austere compared to today's cruise lines

Antonym- extravagant
The extravagant birthday party was on MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen.

Insipid

Insipid

Definition- dull; banal
The class was so insipid that he fell asleep while the teaching was lecturing.

Antonym- exciting
Getting first place is always exciting for people.

Deride

Deride

Definition- to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
Bullying is a way to deride a child and make them feel bad about themselves.

Antonym- compliment
Giving a compliment always makes someone feel better.

Euphony

Euphony

Definition- pleasant sound
The euphony of the piano is beautiful.

Antonym- cacophony
The two kids playing together sounded as a cacophony and weren't working well together.

Extol

Extol

Definition- to praise
Our team finally got the extol we earned after winning the volleyball tournament.

Antonym- criticize
The show Fashion Police criticizes a lot of celebrities and what outfits they wear.

Banal

Banal

Definition- unoriginal; ordinary
The dress Paris Hilton wore proved to be banal when a picture of Vanessa Hudgens was found wearing the exact one.

Antonym- original
The original songs by Taylor Swift earned herself a lot of credit and fame.

Gravity

Gravity

Definition- seriousness
The gravity of the situation finally dawned on us when we realized we could get our license taken away as the cops turned on their sirens.

Antonym- unimportance
The props were the unimportance to the judges whether that team got extra points or not.

Depravity

Depravity

Definition- moral corruption
Adam and Eve's choice to go against God's law and be tempted by the devil lead to depravity of original sin.

Antonym- justice
The United States believes in justice for all.

Provocative

Provocative

Definition- exciting; attracting attention
Being provocative, the teenagers decided to sing loudly in the middle of a park.

Antonym- repellent
The bad smell of onions acts as a repellent to some people.

Infamous

Infamous

Definition- shamefully wicked; having (and deserving) an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful
The infamous Adolf Hitler was known for causing the Holocaust many years ago.

Antonym- dignified
The dignified Adele is popular for her strong opinions and amazing music.

Redundant

Redundant

Definition- repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
The lady was so redundant until the waiter finally got her order right.

Antonym- concise
The speaker was concise and only spoke for twenty minutes.

Deter

Deter

Definition- to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something
The mom tried to deter the child from eating cookies before dinner, but she couldn't stop him.

Antonym- encourage
The teachers encourage their children to pay attention, sometimes by yelling.

Laudable

Laudable

Definition- worthy of praise
Winning first place is defiantly laudable.

Antonym- unworthy
The girl who cheated off of her friend was unworthy of an A+.